The 28-year-old Bayern Munich defender won with 33 points ahead of Leipzig midfielder Marcel Sabitzer (17 ptn) and Hungarian Salzburg midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai (13).
The election is organized by the Austrian news agency APA. The coaches of the twelve Austrian top division clubs have expressed their choice.
Alaba, achieved this year’s treble with Bayern (championship, Cup, Champions League), has already been awarded from 2011 to 2016. Last year, the prize went to the Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, who left Salzburg soon after for Borussia Dortmund.
